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Case Update: Court of Special Appeals Clarifies Which Commission Decisions Are Subject to Judicial Review
Claimant was working as a school bus driver for the County when she injured her neck and left shoulder. In 2015, the Commission awarded benefits, but denied authorization for a left shoulder surgery. ...
Case Update: Recent Court of Appeals Decision on Employment Relationship
In Tyson Farms, Inc., et al. v. Uninsured Employers' Fund, the Claimant sustained an occupational disease of the lungs while working and residing on a chicken farm owned by Dai Nguyen. The ...
Case Update: Court of Appeals Holds Date of a Claimant's Retirement is the Time of Last Exposure to Industrial Noise
Claimants Cochran and Bowen were firefighters for Montgomery County for over thirty years. They both developed hearing loss from exposure to loud noises encountered repeatedly on the job. Bowen also ...
DC Workers' Compensation
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The latest posts for DC Workers' Compensation are listed below.
District of Columbia Enacts COVID-19 Emergency Legislation Impacting Workers' Compensation.
The District of Columbia Council has enacted emergency legislation which aims to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. While most of the legislation deals with protecting workers from adverse ...
Employer Defense
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Case Update: Court of Special Appeals Clarifies Which Commission Decisions Are Subject to Judicial Review
Claimant was working as a school bus driver for the County when she injured her neck and left shoulder. In 2015, the Commission awarded benefits, but denied authorization for a left shoulder surgery. ...
District of Columbia Enacts COVID-19 Emergency Legislation Impacting Workers' Compensation.
The District of Columbia Council has enacted emergency legislation which aims to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. While most of the legislation deals with protecting workers from adverse ...
Case Update: Recent Court of Appeals Decision on Employment Relationship
In Tyson Farms, Inc., et al. v. Uninsured Employers' Fund, the Claimant sustained an occupational disease of the lungs while working and residing on a chicken farm owned by Dai Nguyen. The ...
Insurance Law
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Case Update: Court of Special Appeals Clarifies Which Commission Decisions Are Subject to Judicial Review
Claimant was working as a school bus driver for the County when she injured her neck and left shoulder. In 2015, the Commission awarded benefits, but denied authorization for a left shoulder surgery. ...
District of Columbia Enacts COVID-19 Emergency Legislation Impacting Workers' Compensation.
The District of Columbia Council has enacted emergency legislation which aims to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. While most of the legislation deals with protecting workers from adverse ...
Case Update: CSA clarifies meaning of "paramedic" for purposes of LE ยง9-628; holds that EMT's qualify as public safety employees entitled to enhanced PPD benefits.
In Downer v. Baltimore County, the Claimant was employed as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for Baltimore County Fire Department when she sustained compensable injuries to her neck. The ...
Legislation
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District of Columbia Enacts COVID-19 Emergency Legislation Impacting Workers' Compensation.
The District of Columbia Council has enacted emergency legislation which aims to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. While most of the legislation deals with protecting workers from adverse ...
Maryland Vocational Rehabilitation
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Statutory Employer only Liable if Injured Worker is a "Covered Employee"
A STATUTORY EMPLOYER IS NOT LIABLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS UNLESS THE INJURED WORKER IS A "COVERED EMPLOYEE" OF THE STATUTORY EMPLOYER An injured worker must be a ...
Vocational Rehabilitation Regulations Effective April 19, 2010
NEW VOCATIONALREHABILITATION REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE APRIL 19, 2010 On April 19, 2010 the Rules and Regulations for Vocational Rehabilitation will undergo some important regulatory changes. Below are ...
Maryland Workers' Compensation
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The latest posts for Maryland Workers' Compensation are listed below.
Case Update: Court of Special Appeals Clarifies Which Commission Decisions Are Subject to Judicial Review
Claimant was working as a school bus driver for the County when she injured her neck and left shoulder. In 2015, the Commission awarded benefits, but denied authorization for a left shoulder surgery. ...
Case Update: Recent Court of Appeals Decision on Employment Relationship
In Tyson Farms, Inc., et al. v. Uninsured Employers' Fund, the Claimant sustained an occupational disease of the lungs while working and residing on a chicken farm owned by Dai Nguyen. The ...
Case Update: Court of Appeals Holds Date of a Claimant's Retirement is the Time of Last Exposure to Industrial Noise
Claimants Cochran and Bowen were firefighters for Montgomery County for over thirty years. They both developed hearing loss from exposure to loud noises encountered repeatedly on the job. Bowen also ...